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“They did what?” demanded Zaros.
Sendoa smiled. “The idea was brilliant. The souls of the Great Ten were the source of the magic in Freneskae. Therefore, they had to leave them on the world in order to ensure the continuation of their gifts. Each of them isolated a single portion of their power into an orb, which continued to leak their magical influence into Freneskae. Even to this day, each orb controls a certain style and element, and no two orbs give off the same resonance.
These are the Decaphim, the Ten Spirits. They divide the five elements between them: Ice, Blood, Shadow, Smoke, and Lightning. Each element has a Phori orb and a Khanu orb, thus accounting for all ten. These orbs were placed in specific areas of Freneskae, which became dedicated to that element. Therefore, magical abilities became regional, and all of Freneskae was influenced by one of these sets.”
“Sets?”
“In each temple, there sat two orbs. In order to assure that the magic remained balanced in all the Mahjarrat, the Phori and Khanu orbs of a particular element were always kept together. So, for a great many years, Mahjarrat magic was similar to human dexterity. Mahjarrat could use both, but they favored one of the types, either Phori or Khanu. This is how Freneskae developed.”
“This is interesting,” Zaros responded. “But how does it make any sense? I mean, if Phori and Khanu neutralize each other, how could Mahjarrat have both in their veins and still be able to cast magic? What changed?”
“That is the core of the story. Two millennia ago, a pair of brothers were born. They were the sons of Umari, the Fifth Emperor of Thida.”
“Remember the city where we met Zamorak?” added Azzanadra. “That is the city of Thida.”

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Unhindered, Sendoa continued, “The elder brother was Thaduka, while the younger was named Tsugon. By the time Thaduka was of age, he grew to be a superior power to his father. Thaduka then overthrew Crythagus and killed him. He then became the Sixth Emperor of Thida. Now, it is natural for a betrayer to feel betrayed, so Thaduka began to watch Tsugon’s growth with great interest. He observed Tsugon’s potent magic, and he knew that Tsugon would become a Mahjarrat as strong as him or stronger. So then, out of his own pride, jealousy, and fear, Thaduka had his brother exiled from Thida. Tsugon left, a pit of hatred brewing in his heart. He vowed revenge on his brother.
"Tsugon continued his training, and soon he was one of the most powerful Mahjarrat in Freneskae. He never returned to Thida, however. The Mahjarrat would most certainly have killed him before he reached Thaduka. Then, he got an idea. He traveled to the temples of the Decaphim and stole the five Khanu orbs to spite Thaduka. He then fled, and no one ever found him. Over two thousand years, the Mahjarrat have evolved to the point where the Khanu influence has all but vanished. Now, the majority of Freneskae is inhabited solely by Phori."
"What about this gate?" Azzanadra asked.
"That is the biggest clue as to the Khanu orbs' whereabouts. This northern area is mainly a Khanu sector; therefore, it is guessed that Tsugon is somewhere beyond this gate."
Zaros sat for a moment, absorbing the story. The cold wind whistled through the icy peaks around him, and through the loneliness of the island he could almost feel the bitter ice between the ill-fated brothers Thaduka and Tsugon.
"What happened to Thaduka?" he asked.
"The Mahjarrat were furious," Sendoa replied, "because he allowed Tsugon to deprive them of the sacred orbs. Therefore, he was deposed from the throne of Thida and exiled himself."
"A fitting end," muttered Sliske.
Zaros shook his head. "I don't think that was his end."

19-Jan-2009 05:41:14

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All three turned to face Zaros. "What do you mean?" asked Azzanadra.
Zaros shrugged. "I don't know. Don't you feel like you've heard that name before?"
Azzanadra and Sliske glanced at each other and shook their heads. "I have no idea what you mean, Lord Zaros," Azzanadra said. "When you were growing up, I saw everything that you learned. Never was there a mention of Thaduka."
"And he's never visited your Court, as far as I know," Sliske added.
"No, it's not that," Zaros replied. "It's just...I feel something familiar when I hear that name."
"Word association?"
"Maybe."
Their conversation was broken up by a loud whistle of arctic wind through the snowy peaks. "We need to get out of here," announced Sendoa. "There is going to be a blizzard. Follow me."
The Mahjarrat led the way through the canyon toward the upper plateau of the island. The group emerged from the protected valley into the biting maelstrom of freezing rain. They drove on through the white field, trudging through the slush to find the huge stone gate nestled on a dais in the middle of the open space. Zaros made three final strides and then plunged through the glowing blue portal.
The wind's roar was gone, and there was quiet. The intense cold was replaced immediately with a wave of heat, and Zaros fell to the charred, gray soil of Freneskae.
The island was gone, and everyone recognized the bleak gray sky as the world of the Mahjarrat. However, last time they had been in the middle of a city with desert in all directions. Sendoa had called it the city of Thida. This time, there was a wide desert to the south, but to the north and east were high gray mountains. Over the mountains to the east hovered a mass of black clouds with lightning crackling everywhere within it.
Before the group sat a huge city with walls of red stone. Huge chasms opened throughout the city, showing fiery chambers beneath the ground.
"Welcome, my friends," announced Sendoa, "to the city of Dis."

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